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The anatomy and morphology of the abscission layer in two cultivars ofSolanum tuberosum L.

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Photomicrographs were made of longitudinal sections of flower pedicels. Two varieties, Menominee and Russet Burbank were studied at six stages of development ranging from small bud stage through actual abscission of the reproductive organ.

Generally speaking, a protective layer is formed in both varieties but develops much earlier in Russet Burbank, being completed in small bud stage, while in Menominee it is completed by large bud stage. Actual abscission results from the formation of a separation layer formed from a few to several cells distant from the protective layer. The separation layer results from cell collapse and disintegration; first between the epidermis and the vascular system and finally over the pedicel’s entire cross section.

Abscission zones are more pronounced externally in Menominee than in Russet Burbank. A flat surface remains when abscission occurs in Russet Burbank; whereas, in Menominee, a concave or dish-shaped terminus results.

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Se tomaron fotomicrografías de secciones longitudinales de pedículos de la flor. Se han estudiado dos variedades, Menominee y Russet Burbank, en seis distintas etapas del desarrollo, desde la fase de diminuto brote hasta la de efectiva abscisión del órgano reproductivo.

En sentido general, en ambos variedades hay formación de un estrato protectivo, pero éste desarrolla más temprano en la Russet Burbank, ya que aquí queda cabalmente constituído ya en la fase de brote, mientras que en la Menominee queda finiquitado recién en la fase de brote ya en desarrollo. La abscición efectiva resulta de la formación de un estrato separador formado ya de unas pocas ya de muchas células que distan del estrato protector. Este estrato separador resulta del colapso de células y de su desintegración: primeramente entre el epidermis y el sistema vascular y finalmente sobre toda la sección transversal del pedículo.

Las zonas de abscición son exteriormente más pronunciadas en la Menominee que en la Russet Burbank. Queda, en la Russet Burbank, una superficie llana al ocurrir la abscisoón, mientras que en la Menominee resulta en un término cóncavo o en ahuecamiento del tipo de un plato.

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Submitted with the approval of the Idaho Agr. Expt. Sta. as Research Paper No. 724

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Weinheimer, W.H., Woodbury, G.W. The anatomy and morphology of the abscission layer in two cultivars ofSolanum tuberosum L.. American Potato Journal 44, 402–408 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02862535

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